Ultimate Addons for Elementor (Formerly Elementor Header & Footer Builder)

Contributors: @brainstormforce, @nikschavan, @pratikchaskar
Tags: elementor, header footer builder, widgets, header template, footer template
Requires at least: 5.0
Tested up to: 6.7.1
Requires PHP: 7.4
Stable tag: 2.0.5
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Create dynamic headers, footers, and design blocks effortlessly with Elementor's drag-and-drop builder.

Description

Formerly known as - Elementor Headers & Footers Builder!

Ultimate Addons for Elementor is the improved and redesigned version of the Elementor Header & Footer Builder. It is designed to help you create dynamic headers, footers, and additional design blocks with ease. This plugin leverages Elementor's powerful drag-and-drop editor to give you complete design freedom and it integrates with any WordPress theme.

Try it out on a free dummy site

You can refer to our step-by-step article that will help you set headers and footers quickly.

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Widgets & Features

Ultimate Addons for Elementor comes equipped with a suite of Elementor-compatible widgets to enhance your headers, footers, and other site sections:

• Site Logo & Retina Logo: Ensure your site logo appears crisp and sharp across all devices.
• Site Title & Tagline: Display your site's name and tagline effortlessly.
• Navigation Menu: Provide an intuitive and responsive navigation experience for your visitors.
• Search: Let users quickly search content on your website.
• Cart: View their cart items for e-commerce sites using WooCommerce.
• Page Title: Show the title of each page for better clarity and SEO.
• Copyright: Add copyright information easily in your footer.
• Breadcrumbs: Improve site navigation and SEO with breadcrumb trails.
• Post Info: Display important post-related information such as publish date, author, and categories.
• Scroll to Top: Allow users to quickly return to the top of the page for a better user experience.

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Benefits of Using Ultimate Addons for Elementor

• Easily Create Header, Footer, and Block Layouts: Create layouts with Elementor and set them as headers, footers, or design blocks anywhere on your site.
• Display Locations: Customize where headers and footers are displayed — choose specific pages like the homepage, blog archive, or site-wide.
• Custom Elementor Blocks: Create beautiful custom blocks using Elementor and use the shortcodes to place your blocks anywhere on your site, not just headers or footers.
• Before Footer Template: Add a unique template above the footer area for additional content flexibility.
• Improved Performance: Lightweight and performance-optimized plugin. You can turn off unused widgets or features, keeping your website fast.

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Who Can Benefit from Using Ultimate Addons for Elementor?

Ultimate Addons is designed to cater to a wide range of WordPress users, from beginners to professionals.

1. Website Designers and Developers: Easily create custom headers and footers without needing to code. With ready-to-use widgets like Navigation Menu, Site Logo, and Search Widget, they save time while adding dynamic elements like Breadcrumbs and Post Info for an enhanced user experience. Elementor-designed templates can also be placed anywhere on the website using shortcodes.
2. Freelancers and Agencies: Deliver high-quality websites faster using UAE’s drag-and-drop editor. They can customize headers and footers to meet specific client requirements or branding needs, create unique layouts for pages like blogs, archives, or e-commerce sections, and use features like the Before Footer template to add extra content.
3. Bloggers and Content Creators: Enhance navigation and improve SEO with Page Title and Breadcrumbs widgets. UAE helps them display custom headers and footers to create a unique look, improve performance by disabling unused widgets, and seamlessly integrate Elementor blocks into posts and pages for cohesive design.
4. E-commerce Store Owners: Improve the shopping experience by using the Cart Widget to display cart items and the Search Widget for easy product searches. They can create engaging footers using the Before Footer template to highlight promotions or CTAs and design headers tailored to specific product categories or sales events.
5. SEO Professionals: Use the dynamic widgets like breadcrumbs or post info to improve site structure and boost search engine rankings. By disabling unnecessary widgets, they can optimize site speed and performance. Custom headers and footers can also be designed to highlight essential links and CTAs, improving user engagement.
6. Beginner WordPress users: UAE’s user-friendly interface and pre-designed templates perfect for creating headers and footers effortlessly. With no coding skills needed, comprehensive tutorials make the process even easier.

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Unlock Stunning Designs with Pro

Love what Ultimate Addons has to offer? You'll be amazed by what Pro brings to the table!

• Cross-Domain Copy-Paste: Seamlessly copy and paste Elementor designs between different websites.
• Welcome Music: Add background audio to engage visitors as soon as they land on your page.
• Advanced Heading: Customize headings to make them more engaging and unique.
• Business Hours: Display your business hours in a stylish and customizable way.
• Toggle Button: Provide an easy way for users to switch between two types of content.
• Google Map: Add interactive and customizable maps, including multi-location support with custom markers.
• Image Gallery: Build advanced, attractive galleries with plenty of customization options.
• Info Box: Combine headings, icons, and descriptions in one widget to deliver impactful messages.
• Modal Popup: Design attention-grabbing popups with animations and interactive content.
• Post Layout: Present your blog posts in a variety of beautifully designed layouts.
• Price List: Create elegant and customizable lists for menus, product catalogs, or pricing tables. …and so much more!

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More Tools to Enhance Your WordPress Website

If you love Ultimate Addons, you’ll love our other products too:

• Astra: The fastest, most flexible WordPress theme – perfect for any type of website.
• Starter Templates: Choose from hundreds of ready-to-use website designs or use AI to build a site tailored to your needs.
• SureTriggers: Automate repetitive tasks and connect your favorite apps for ultimate efficiency.
• SureForms: Create stunning forms, quizzes, or surveys in minutes.
• SureCart: The ultimate plugin for effortless eCommerce – perfect for online sellers.

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Support That Cares!

We understand the need for a quality product backed by dedicated support that cares. We are here to listen to all your queries and help you make the most out of our plugin.

Contact us

Installation

1. Download the plugin.
2. Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory or install it through the WordPress plugins screen.
3. Activate the plugin via the 'Plugins' screen in WordPress.
4. Go to UAE > Dashboard to start designing your custom headers and footers.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What happened to Elementor Header & Footer Builder?

Ultimate Addons for Elementor is the successor to Elementor Header & Footer Builder. This updated plugin offers the same features you love, plus new widgets like Site logo, Site Title, and many more. With a modern interface and an enable/disable switch for widgets, UAE delivers better performance, stability, and ease of use.

Can I use Ultimate Addons for Elementor with any theme?

Yes! UAE works with all WordPress themes. If you face compatibility issues, you can manually choose the theme support method. Visit UAE > Settings > Theme Support. Select a method to suit your current theme and you are good to go!

Can I disable unused widgets?

Absolutely. UAE allows you to disable widgets you don’t need to optimize performance.

Do I need to keep both UAE and UAE - Pro plugins active for them to work effectively?

No, both plugins are completely independent. You only need to activate both if you want to use features from each plugin. Otherwise, activate only the one that meets your needs.

How can I access all the features of the Ultimate Addons for Elementor?

To access the advanced features and premium widgets, you’ll need to upgrade to the Pro version. Purchase your license now

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Changelog

2.0.5

• Fix: Conflict with pro version update notice.

2.0.4

• Improvement: Compatibility with latest Elementor and Elementor Pro 3.26 version.
• Improvement: Added a navigation bar to the Header and Footer Builder page to improve usability and navigation.

2.0.3

• Fix: Load JS & CSS assets conditionally on relevant pages in the editor.

2.0.2

• Fix: Added a class_exists check to prevent critical errors caused by class redeclaration.
• Fix: Verify Elementor Kit settings before accessing to avoid potential issues.

2.0.1

• Fix: Conflict with site customizer style.

2.0.0

• New Feature: Scroll to Top Button. Add a dynamic "Scroll to Top" button to enhance navigation and improve user experience on long pages.
• New Widget: Post Info Widget. Display metadata like author name, publish date, categories, tags, and more dynamically on your posts or pages.
• New Widget: Breadcrumbs Widget. Add navigational breadcrumbs to improve site navigation and guide users through your content hierarchy.
• Improvement: Revamped User Interface. Introduced a new, user-friendly UI similar to UAE Pro for easier management of widgets and features.
• Improvement: Rebranded as UAE from Elementor Header & Footer Builder: Packed with all your favorite features plus new widgets, functionality, and a sleek UI.

1.6.47

• Fix: This update addressed a security bug. Props to Wordfence for privately reporting it to our team. Please make sure you are using the latest version on your website.

1.6.46

• Fix: This update addressed a security bug. Props to Wordfence and Francesco Carlucci for privately reporting it to our team. Please make sure you are using the latest version on your website.

1.6.45

• Improvement: Enhanced the enqueue_scripts method with checks to ensure styles load safely.

1.6.44

• Improvement: Compatibility with latest Elementor and Elementor Pro 3.25 version.
• Fix: This update addressed a security bug. Props to Wordfence and Francesco Carlucci for privately reporting it to our team. Please make sure you are using the latest version on your website.

1.6.43

• Improvement: Icons displaying correctly on frontend.

1.6.42

• Fix: Navigation Menu – Active color now changes correctly when moving between pages.
• Fix: Page Title - The icon was showing too big, now it appears the right size.

1.6.41

• Improvement: Compatibility with latest Elementor and Elementor Pro 3.24 version.
• Improvement: Implemented widget output caching to enhance page performance.
• Improvement: Updated the deprecated code in codebase.

1.6.40

• Improvement: Navigation Menu - The dropdown menu now extends to full width when the navigation menu container is set to full width on smaller screens.
• Fix: Navigation Menu – Console error for undefined property ‘left’.

1.6.39

• Improvement: Updated minimum PHP version requirement to 7.4.

1.6.38

• Improvement: Improved code quality syntax and security checks for better coding standards and practices.

1.6.37

• Improvement: Compatibility with latest Elementor and Elementor Pro 3.23 version.

1.6.36

• Fix: This update addressed a security bug. Props to Wordfence for privately reporting it to our team. Please make sure you are using the latest version on your website.

1.6.35

• Improvement: Compatibility with latest Elementor and Elementor Pro 3.22 version.
• Improvement: Updated sanitize SVG function.
• Fix: Search - Compatibility with Polylang switcher.

1.6.34

• Fix: Navigation Menu - Submenus show up for few seconds during the page load
• Fix: Navigation Menu - Huge icon show up for few seconds during the page load
• Fix: Navigation Menu - Unable to click on submenu when top distance is added for dropdown

1.6.33

• Fix: Unable to edit the Header/Footer with Elementor in few cases.

1.6.32

• Fix: Improved plugin security.

1.6.31

• Fix: Conflict with WP SVG Images plugin.

1.6.30

• Fix: Improved error messages during plugin activation.

1.6.29

• Fix: Navigation Menu – The submenu container opens without hovering over the parent menu item.
• Fix: This update addressed a security bug. Props to Wordfence.

1.6.28

• Fix: Error messages appearing for Display rules.

1.6.27

• Improvement: Compatibility with latest Elementor and Elementor Pro 3.21 version.
• Improvement: Compatibility with PHP 8.3 version.
• Fix: This update addressed a security bug. Props to Wordfence.

1.6.26

• Improvement: Compatibility with latest Elementor and Elementor Pro 3.20 version.
• Improvement: Compatibility with PHP 8.2 version.

1.6.25

• Security Fix: Hardened the security of the plugin. Props: Wordfence.
• Fix: Automatic translation support for templates on Specific Pages / Posts / Taxonomies, etc.
• Fix: Navigation Menu - Multistep submenu fails to display when a border radius is applied to dropdown.

1.6.24

• Improvement: Compatibility with latest Elementor and Elementor Pro 3.19 version.
• Fix: White Label - Astra's theme name does not change when Astra is white-labeled.
• Fix: Navigation Menu - Language switcher flags not displaying when using Polylang plugin.

1.6.23

• Fix: This update addressed a security bug. Props to WordPress Plugin Review Team and Plugin Vulnerabilities Team for reporting it to our team. Please make sure you are using the latest version on your website.

1.6.22

• Fix: Retina Image - Navigating to custom URL by clicking on images.

1.6.21

• Fix: Site Logo - Width and height settings not applying to the logo.

1.6.20

• Fix: Flyout menu not appearing correctly.

1.6.19

• Fix: Header and Footer layout broken after last update.

1.6.18

• Improvement: Compatibility with latest Elementor and Elementor Pro 3.18 version.
• Improvement: Compatibility with WordPress VIP Go rules.

1.6.17

• Improvement: Compatibility with latest Elementor and Elementor Pro 3.17 version.
• Fix: Site Logo - Added an alt text for the default logo.

1.6.16

• Compatibility with latest Elementor and Elementor Pro 3.16 version.
• Compatibility with PHP 8.1 version.

1.6.15

• Improvement: Compatibility with latest Elementor and Elementor Pro 3.15 version.
• Improvement: Added WPML support.
• Fix: Navigation Menu - HTML validation error on mobile layout related to tabindex inside elements with attribute [role="button"].
• Fix: Polylang plugin language causes conflicts when set up with a custom Header Footer.
• Fix: Site Logo - Align icons not rendering in Elementor editor settings.

1.6.14

• Improvement: Compatibility with Elementor version 3.13 and Elementor Pro version 3.13
• Fix: Navigation Menu - Accessibility error corrected for [aria-hidden="true"] attribute.

1.6.13

• Compatibility with Elementor version 3.7.2 and Elementor Pro version 3.7.3.

1.6.12

• Compatibility with Elementor and Elementor Pro.

1.6.11

• Improvement: Compatibility with Elementor Pro version 3.7
• Fix: Removed meta tag attribute [maximum-scale=1] for a better accessibility.

1.6.10

• Improvement: Compatibility with Elementor version 3.6. Removed elementor deprecated functions and replaced with latest functions. Now to work with Elementor Header & Footer Builder, Elementor minimum version 3.5.0 or higher will be required.

  = 1.6.9 =

• Improvement: Compatibility with Elementor Pro version 3.6

• Fix: Navigation Menu - If Polylang language switcher is present in the menu, it closes the menu with a click.

1.6.8

• Improvement: WordPress 5.9 compatibility.

1.6.7

• Improvement: Added GDPR support to Subscription form.

1.6.6

• Improvement: Added compatibility to Elementor core version 3.5.0. Now to work with EHF, Elementor minimum version 3.1.0 or higher will be required.
• Fix: PHP warning of undefined array key on responsive controls in all widgets.

1.6.5

• Fix: Hide empty cart count badge hiding even when cart is not empty.

1.6.4

• Improvement: Elementor 3.4 compatibility.

1.6.3

• Improvement: WordPress 5.8 compatibility.
• Improvement: Elementor 3.3 compatibility.

1.6.2

• Improvement: Copyright - Added custom link attributes support.
• Improvement: Page Title - Added custom link attributes support.
• Improvement: Retina Image - Added custom link attributes support.
• Improvement: Search - Added gradient color support to the search button.
• Improvement: Site Logo - Added custom link attributes support.
• Improvement: Site Title - Added custom link attributes support.
• Fix: Templates views section not displaying correctly and related code conflicting with Yoast SEO plugin.
• Fix: Widgets icon color issue with Elementor's dark mode.

1.6.1

• Fix: Footer misplaced in the header or content area due to a bug introduced in v1.6.0.

1.6.0

• New: Added Email Subscription and About Us section on the settings page.
• New: Renamed the plugin to Elementor Header & Footer Builder.
• Improvement: Added an option to hide + & - sign added by Twenty Twenty-One Theme.
• Fix: Navigation Menu - Border for dropdown is also applying to the menu trigger icon.
• Fix: Navigation Menu - Fix top distance option for dropdown adding a top-margin to sub-menu.
• Fix: Navigation Menu - Fixed active color issues in case of full-page anchor links used in nav links.
• Fix: Navigation Menu - Navigation schema not working.

1.5.9

• Improvement: Added notice to update Elementor to v3.0.0 or higher Elementor has deprecated few functions and namespaces with its v3.0.0. Following Elementor, our plugin too deprecates similar functions and namespaces. You will now require the Elementor v3.0.0 or higher.
• Improvement: Elementor 3.2 Compatibility - Added Elementor Global Color and Typography scheme support.
• Fix: Navigation Menu - Last menu item button disappearing while switching from mobile to desktop.
• Fix: Navigation Menu - Last menu item button alignment not working in RTL view.

1.5.8

• Fix: Hardened allowed options in the editor to enforce better security policies.

1.5.7

• Improvement: Compatibility with Elementor v3.1.
• Fix: Navigation Menu - Undefined index notice when menu is not set.

1.5.6

• Fix: Buttons showing cart subtotal.

1.5.5

• Improvement: Compatibility with Elementor v3.1.
• Improvement: Cart - Added Items Count hover color options.
• Fix: jQuery shorthand deprecation warning for click() and focus() functions.
• Fix: Cart - Fixed fatal error due to cart initialization.

1.5.4

• Improvement: Compatibility to PHP v8.0.
• Improvement: Improved compatibility with Astra theme.
• Improvement: Navigation Menu - Added option to toggle menu item.
• Fix: Added 'alt' attribute to the widgets containing images.
• Fix: Closed the missing HTML tag in footer in the global theme compatibility.
• Fix: Navigation Menu - Alignment option not working for the last menu item set as 'Button'.

1.5.3

• Fix: Polylang plugin conflicting issue with target rules.
• Fix: Navigation Menu - Double link attributes issue with translation plugins.

1.5.2

• Improvement: Compatibility with Polylang.
• Improvement: Navigation Menu - Added 'SiteNavigationElement' schema support.
• Improvement: Navigation Menu - Added support to SVG for toggle and close icon.
• Improvement: Navigation Menu - Added active color support to the link hover effects.
• Improvement: Page Title - Added option to disable the link.
• Fix: Exclude EHF templates from query for target rules - Specific Pages / Posts / taxonomies etc.
• Fix: Cart - Missing wrapper class in the control selector.
• Fix: Navigation Menu - Added responsive support to flyout box width.

1.5.1

• Fix: Retained GeneratePress theme's after header while using EHF header.
• Fix: Target rule 'Specific Pages/Posts/Taxonomies etc' not working.
• Fix: Cart - Error in some cases.

1.5.0

• New: Search widget.
• New: Users can now share non-personal usage data to help us test and develop better products. ( Know More )
• Improvement: UI improvements.
• Improvement: Navigation Menu - Added active color for dropdown and current menu parent.
• Improvement: Navigation Menu - Changed the tablet breakpoint to 1024 in order to support iPad Pro.
• Fix: Compatibility to PHP v7.4.
• Fix: GeneratePress theme header now overridden by EHF.
• Fix: Cart - Count not increasing with AJAX call.
• Fix: Page Title - Added support for archive title.
• Fix: Site Title - Custom URL not working.

1.4.1

• Fix: EHF header overlapping Astra WooCommerce Off-Canvas.
• Fix: WooCommerce Menu Cart - 'div' tag of custom cart layout was not closed.
• Fix: WooCommerce Menu Cart - Fatal error with count when cart is empty.

1.4.0

• New: WooCommerce Menu Cart widget.
• Improvement: Compatibility to Elementor Pro v2.9 full site editing.
• Improvement: In-built support to Hello Elementor theme.
• Improvement: WPML support to before footer template.
• Improvement: Navigation Menu - Added option to convert last item into CTA.

1.3.1

• Fix: Copyright - Link with open in new tab not working.
• Fix: Navigation Menu - Hamburger menu click not working on responsive devices.
• Deprecated: Removed the theme dependency for the plugin, so removed the associated notice.

1.3.0

• New: Added 'Site Logo' widget.
• New: Added 'Site Title' widget.
• New: Added 'Site Tagline' widget.
• New: Added 'Navigation Menu' widget.
• New: Added 'Page Title' widget.
• Improvement: Elementor v2.9 compatibility.

1.2.2

• Fix: Add default fallback theme support after checking if current theme does not add it.

1.2.1

• Categorize the Elementor widgets in a separate category in the Elementor window.
• Hide target rules options when a custom block template is selected.

1.2.0

• New: Support all the themes, Includes two separate fallback methods so that you can create custom headers and footers for any theme.
• New: Added target rule engine, which allows you to have different headers/footers for different pages.
• New: Added Retina Image Elementor widget, which can be used as a Site Logo.
• New: Added Copyright widget and Shortcode for current year & site title.
• Improvement: Allow before footer to work on Elementor Canvas Template when not using Astra Theme.
• Improvement: Added support of Before Footer action for all the themes.

1.1.4

• Fix: Flush permalinks on plugin update to Elementor error when trying to edit the Header/Footer.

1.1.3

• Improvement: Allow changing the permalinks for the hfe templates (#162)
• Fix: WPML Translations do not work when using the Elementor Template as a shortcode. (#159)
• Fix: Page content appears over the header. (#150)
• Fix: Remove the deprecated function warning for shortcode functions. (Props @hogash #145)

1.1.2

• Fix: Depracated function warning from Elementor's method \Elementor\Post_CSS_File

1.1.1

• Fix: Blank header being displayed when only footer is translated using WPML.

1.1.0

• New: Rename plugin to be Header Footer & Blocks builder as now the blocks templates can be used as shortcodes.
• New: Add templates before the footer for Astra Theme. Options for other themes will be coming soon.
• New: Use templates (Blocks) anywhere in your content with the help of shortcodes.
• Improvement: Improved the UI of the metabox for Header Footer post type.

1.0.16

• Fix: Make the theme not supported notice dismissable.
• Fix: Use specific selector when adding z-index for the header.

1.0.15

• Fix: Default Header being displayed for Generatepress and Genesis theme after v1.0.14.

1.0.14

• Fix: Fixes possible PHP notices/Errors due to WP_Query being called early for all the supported themes.

1.0.13

• Fix: PHP Notices and errors due to WP_Query being called early when some plugins use filters inside WP_Query.

1.0.12

• Fix: Compatibility with Elementor 2.0 changed canvas template path.

1.0.11

• Load the CSS footer early in the page to avoid slow rendering of CSS.
• Change the schema.org links to be https.
• Fix: Added correct schema markup for the footer.

1.0.10

• Load the header layout correctly in the in Elementor canvas template.
• Load the Elementor Pro CSS/JS files in .
• Provide more filters for the helper functions.

1.0.9

• Add Support for WPML.
• Updated the missing strings from the translations template.

1.0.8

• Allow filters to override the WP_Query parameters when retrieving the Header / Footer template id.

1.0.7

• Fix: Dismissible notice not actually dismissing.

1.0.6

• New: Option to display the header/footer on the pages using Elementor Canvas Template.

1.0.5

• Fix: Correctly check if Elementor actually is active before using its methods. This fixes errors for sites using older versions of PHP where Elementor does not actually get activated.

1.0.4

• Improvement: Use Elementor's created instance when rendering the markup for header/footer - Credits itay9001

1.0.3

• Fix: Adding theme support for the plugin does not remove the "no supported" notice.

1.0.2

• New: Added support for the OceanWP Theme.
• Fix: Load the Elementor header assets correctly in the header. This fixes header looking different just when loading the page as previously Elementor would load its CSS in the footer.
• Introduced helper functions for rendering and checking the headers to make it simpler to integrate HFE with more themes.

1.0.1

• New: Added support for the Astra WordPress theme - The Fastest, Most Lightweight & Customizable WordPress Theme.
• Moved the menu under Appearance -> Header Footer Builder.
• Fix: Header content getting hidden behind the page content.
• Use Elementor's canvas template when designing header and footer layout to have full width experience.

1.0.0

• Initial Release.